53 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU

53 Brightling Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 90% above the 2008 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.